Darkroom Basics: … And Beyond
Darkroom Basics: … And Beyond by Roger Hicks, published by Collins & Brown in March 2003, is a comprehensive guide designed for those interested in black-and-white photography. This edition, comprising 128 pages, provides essential techniques for making darkroom prints, even in makeshift or dual-purpose spaces. The book covers the fundamentals of developing techniques, including the use of various equipment such as enlargers, lenses, and safelights, supported by diagrams and specially-commissioned photographs.
Readers will find detailed guidance on processing negatives and creating work prints, test strips, and proofs. The book also explores advanced techniques for final prints, including cropping, dodging, and retouching. Troubleshooting sections address common pitfalls and offer solutions for when the process does not go as planned. With a focus on photography processing, this resource aims to help readers develop their skills in creating portraits and landscapes, including techniques for sepia toning and hand coloring.
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Make your own darkroom prints, even without access to a darkroom. Makeshift or dual-purpose spaces will work, if you follow these basics of black-and-white developing techniques. Diagrams and specially-commissioned photos simplify the use of developers, fixers, graduates, timers, and thermometers. Guidance on using developing equipment covers enlargers, lenses, trays, tanks, drums, and safelights. See how to process a negative and turn out work prints, test strips, contacts, and proofs. The techniques for making a final print include cropping, dodging, burning, preflashing, soft focus, borders, vignetting, spotting, and retouching. Troubleshooting sections point out all the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them, and suggest rescue techniques for those times when things don’t quite go according to plan. Soon you will be able to create portraits and landscapes that feature sepia toning, archival toning, and hand coloring, as well as giant prints and posters.
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